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FOURTH ESTATE March 6, 2017 | Volume 4 Issue 17 George Mason University’s official student news outlet gmufourthestate.com | @IVEstate

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More changes coming to Mason Dining Southside, the Johnson Center and meal plan modifications KEIRSTEN ROBINSON | STAFF WRITER

At the beginning of the Spring 2017 semester, several changes occurred in the dining halls and at different food-related locations around campus.

These dining and dining-related changes and more are expected to continue throughout this semester and into the next.

One of the first changes to occur was the implementation of the new Simple Servings station at Southside dining hall for the Spring 2017 semester. The Simple Servings station is 100 percent allergen free; it serves no products containing peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, soy, milk, eggs or wheat, according to Executive Director for Retail Operations Mark Kraner.

Freshman Lindsay Walter was very excited upon seeing the new Simple Servings station at Southside when she returned to campus after winter break.

“I think it’s really cool that they’re

doing a specified hot entree every day.

Before it was hard to find something that wasn’t just the Simple Servings station,” Walter said.

She also said that dining needs to man the station better, as there was only one employee for the stir-fry and Simple Servings stations, but added she’s excited to see what other changes Mason Dining makes moving forward.

As for near-future changes, the Johnson Center dining hall will be revamped, according to a previous Fourth Estate article. These changes include the closing of Star Ginger, Burger King, Erbert & Gerbert and Jorge’s. Star Ginger will be returning in the fall with an expanded selection and more space. Coming with it will be Blaze Pizza, Steak & Shake and Garbanzo.

Indaroma and Red Hot & Blue will be moving downstairs in the Johnson Center across from Starbucks.

In addition to the Johnson Center, there are also changes coming to meal plans for the 2017-2018 academic

year. Some aspects of these plans have begun, most notably changes to the Patriot plans; more meals will be offered each semester without an increase in price. Starting in the fall, though, these plans will roll over the extra money and meal swipes between the fall and spring semesters. Freedom meal plans, along with Bonus Funds, will also roll over between the two semesters so that students will not lose the money they don’t spend at the end of each semester, Kraner said.

existing Independence meal plan. The “Liberty Plan,” designed for juniors and seniors still living on campus in housing that is designated to require a meal plan, will allow students to have a set number

Junior Shelby Ingram was upset to hear about the changes coming to the Freedom meal plan and wished that they were enacted when she had the Freedom plan.

“That’s what they should have been doing since the beginning. I feel like it was a rip off because we either had to blow the extra money at the end of each semester or lose the money that you already paid for,” Ingram said.

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Board of Visitors’ first meeting of the year BOV vote on changes to campus, discuss budgets MICHAEL EBERHART | STAFF WRITER

The Board of Visitors met for the first time in three months March 2 in Merten Hall.

The meeting consisted of voting on several changes to campus and discussing certain topics including housing, meal plans and campus renovations.

• The Board of Visitors voted to increase rates for room and board for Fiscal Year 2018. Average housing costs for Mason students will increase by 2.5 percent, and dining fees will increase by 1.5 percent.

• President Cabrera said the upcoming Fiscal Year 2018 Senate-amended budget will include an expected 3 percent raise for classified staff and 2 percent for faculty. There is potential for another 1 percent faculty raise if the university can secure fundraising support.

of meals in the dining halls each week (nine or 14), Kraner said, in addition to Flex dollars that will be usable at all on-campus dining locations.

• The Board of Visitors Continuing Education Materials noted that this compensation for faculty and staff will be self-financed by the university as part of approximately $40 million in unfunded state and federal mandates.

The President mentioned that this could require “tough conversations” about tuition to be resolved.

• President Cabrera emphasized the continuing importance of international students on campus, despite difficulties they may have faced in recent months with Trump’s travel ban. Cabrera added that Mason should be “celebrated as a university not for the few, but for the many.” International students are 7 to 8 percent of current enrollment, but the university will work to double that number in the future.

• The Board also voted to move forward with plans for renovations to the Mason

Mailroom makeover Mail Services to make package pickup faster

Global Center, Bull Run Hall on the Prince William campus and Hazel Hall in Arlington.

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• Other changes approved by the Board included renaming the Volgenau School’s Master of Science in Computer Forensics degree to Master of Science in Digital Forensics and Cyber Analysis and changing the Master of Science in Health and Medical Policy program to the shorter Master of Science in Health Policy.

Starting in the summer of 2017, Mail Services will implement changes in the mailroom to make package pickups more convenient.

• The Research Committee reported that Mason researchers experimenting with treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria have discovered new wound-healing properties in blood samples taken from alligators, crocodiles and Komodo Dragons. This research into synthetic peptides has promise for future classes of new drugs and interest from government defense agencies, the committee members said.

the removal of the 6,600 mailboxes currently in place.

Regular mail will be distributed at the windows that packages are now disbursed from, and the mailboxes will be replaced with package lockers. When a package is delivered, students will be notified, similarly to how the system works currently.

Instead of waiting in line, however, students will receive a locker number and a one-time code that will open the locker so they can retrieve their packages.

In recent years, the growth of package services has been immense, while the amount of regular mail received has been starkly declining according to Mark Kraner, the executive director for Retail Operations at Mason Dining. With these new changes, students will no “This [new system] will allow longer have to wait in the line students to not be in line as that sometimes wraps up the much,” Kraner said, “espestairwell of the Hub. cially at the beginning of the The new changes will include semester.”

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Paying to learn your own language Multilingual students take courses in native tongue BASMA HUMADI | STAFF WRITER

Being a first generation immigrant is hard. On one hand, it involves balancing the cultures and traditions of your family’s native country, and on the other hand, it involves the struggle of just being a kid trying to fit in with the culture you’re living in.

For this reason, many first-generation immigrants struggle with knowing their native language fluently: they speak with noticeable American accents and understand the language more than they can read or write it. So what’s the solution?

Taking courses at Mason as a way to visit the gaps in their language and paying to learn their own language. It’s an outlet for students to rediscover the gray areas in their language.

Many first-generation immigrants grow up knowing how to speak their original language, but usually, once they start attending school regularly, the prevalence of English replaces the native language. Mohamad Sahyouni, a junior at Mason and a Syrian-Turkish American, currently takes ARAB 110 (Elementary Arabic) at Mason and knows this problem well.

“Basically until about first grade, I was able to speak and understand Arabic fluently,” Sahyouni said. “But once I was into the American environment and [learned] English, my language sensor changed to English being my first language instead of Arabic. So I forgot Arabic because I wasn’t using it as much because I was using English more often.”

Ellen Serafini, a Mason professor teaching Spanish for Heritage Students (SPAN 315) recognizes this issue and actively works to figure out ways to teach Spanish to her students. The course, which was created by Mason professor Jennifer Leeman in 2007, intends to address and meet “the unique socioaffective, cultural and linguistic needs of our Spanish heritage speaker students,” Serafini said. The course not only provides students the ability to learn and improve their language ability, but also provides meaningful content for them to understand how language operates.

“In this class, we teach learners fundamental sociolinguistic concepts, such as the natural ways that languages vary and change over time and according to different geographical, social and contextual factors,” Serafini said.

Spanish is a unique case as the second most-used language in the U.S. It has deep historical roots because it was spoken in North America before English. Thus, certain factors like continuous immigration patterns and a higher level of—though this varies greatly by region—tend to favor maintenance of Spanish.

“However, we have a long history of linguistic discrimination in this country, and the constantly shifting (and often contradictory) ideologies circulating through society about bilingualism in general, and immigrant bilingualism in particular, negatively impact maintenance,” Serafini said.

“If you are an immigrant, particularly language minority children, [bilingualism] is seen as a 'problem' to be

“We have a long history of linguistic discrimination in this country, and the constantly shifting (and often contradictory) ideologies circulating through society about bilingualism in general, and immigrant bilingualism in particular, negatively impact maintenance,” – Ellen Serafini, Professor of Spanish for Heritage Students

solved or an 'obstacle' to be overcome.

These shifting ideologies reflect underlying beliefs or orientations to viewing language as a problem, right or resource.”

Fostering children to practice both languages can be difficult, and each first-generation immigrant’s experience in how their parents enforced language varies. Some parents take their children to their native country during school breaks so they’ll familiarize themselves with their language and culture. Ahmed Mohammed, an Egyptian-American also taking ARAB 110, was raised by a mother who made her children reply to her in their native language.

“If my mom spoke to me in English, I responded in English,” Mohammed said. “If she spoke to me in Arabic, I responded in Arabic. Sometimes she would tell us she didn’t speak English just so we would respond to her in Arabic.”

In many cases, parents speak to their children in their native language and the child responds back in English.

Another factor to take into account when knowing a native language fluently is dialect. First-generation immigrants may be able to speak to their parents, but much of what they know about their language is rooted in dialect, and so it can be difficult to understand other versions of the same language. In SPAN 315, students actively work to dissect the concept of dialect.

“Exposing the ideologies that delegitimize their particular dialect of Spanish is a primary goal, and one way we do this is through a simple Google search activity,” Serafini said. “Students work in groups to search for phrases such as 'Where is the best Spanish spoken?'

They collate and analyze the results yielded by their search, then visually organize and share their findings through creating a word cloud via free programs like Wordle (www.wordle. com). Afterward, we discuss and critique the ideologies underlying their results as a class.”

In the case of learning Arabic, dialect heavily differs from country to country.

Moroccan dialect, for example, is known to be completely different from other Arabic dialects because it has French and Spanish influences in its words. Egyptian dialect has its own dynamics that are different from other types of Arabic.

“I know how to speak with Egyptian dialect, but I wanted to know the proper way so I could be able to understand everything,” Mohammed said.

“Heritage speakers also express great pride in speaking a bilingual variety of Spanish, or one that shows evidence of contact with English.

It serves as a resource for constructing their identities in interaction with other bilinguals and distinguishes them from (monolingual) Spanishspeaking groups.” – Ellen Serafini, Professor of Spanish for Heritage Students

First-generation American immigrants live in one of the most powerful and richest places in the world, yet they can’t keep up with their own language.

A feeling of shame may come with not knowing your native language, and it has come to be a symbol for losing your roots— manifesting itself as a sore spot for a person’s identity.

“Oftentimes, our heritage students arrive to the classroom with the internalized perception that they speak 'bad' Spanish, based on what they have been told by family members, friends, former teachers, etc,” Serafini said.

“They often express feeling like they don't measure up to formally educated native speakers of Spanish and this belief tends to manifest itself in anxiety and linguistic insecurity when writing and/or speaking. Thus some, but not all, heritage speakers perceive their own identity in contrast to monolingual native speakers.”

SPAN 315 tries to be sensitive to this issue and tries to foster an environment where students have positive motivation to sustain their heritage language.

After attending her class, heritage students have now begun to express pride in fostering a new kind of relationship with their native language.

“On the other hand, heritage speakers also express great pride in speaking a bilingual variety of Spanish, or one that shows evidence of contact with English,” Serafini said. “It serves as a resource for constructing their identities

in interaction with other bilinguals and distinguishes them from (monolingual) Spanish-speaking groups.”

Most first-generation immigrants are just a product of the environment they live in. Since English is everywhere, their native language takes a backseat and eventually disappears.

“They do not [think I’m Americanized], they just think that’s just how it is in society,” Sahyouni said. “Language is like a muscle, if you don’t use it you’re going to lose it. So, since I didn’t use [Arabic], I lost it.”

For some, language turns itself into a responsibility that first-generation immigrants feel to uphold their family’s language and pass it on when they have kids. There’s no saying how second-generation immigrants will grow up with their native language.

“A lot of research has been done on intergenerational language shift within immigrant families, with most studies showing that by the third generation, speakers' dominant language generally shifts to English, and their ability to fluently produce the home language decreases dramatically, though receptive skills often remain intact,” Serafini said.

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The Capitals’ trade for Kevin Shattenkirk proves their Cup or bust attitude MITCHELL WESTALL | SPORTS EDITOR

General Manager Brian MacLellan has made it very clear that the Capitals’ window to win the Stanley Cup with this current team is closing.

Prior to last season’s trade deadline, MacLellan told NHL.com, ”I view it as a two-year window. We’re going for it this year, we’re going for it next year, and then after that we’re evaluating where we’re at.”

That postseason, the Capitals lost in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Fast forward one season, and the Capitals are once again atop the league standings, yet this team is somehow even better than last year’s edition, and that was before they shocked the hockey world by acquiring the most sought-after player at the trade deadline.

prime. He will likely skate alongside Brooks Orpik on the third pair, due to the already established roles of Carlson and Niskanen ahead of him in the lineup.

Enter Kevin Shattenkirk. He is in the final season of a four-year/$17 million contract he signed with the St. Louis Blues in 2013 and will likely become a free agent following the conclusion of this season. He is an elite two-way defenseman with a right-handed shot, similar to John Carlson and Matt Niskanen.

Shattenkirk’s services cost the Capitals promising rookie forward Zach Sanford, their first round draft pick in this year’s draft and a conditional second round pick. They also swapped minor league players, with Brad Malone heading to the Blues and goalie Pheonix Copley heading back to the Capitals. Copley was originally traded to the Blues as a part of the trade that brought T.J. Oshie to Washington.

The acquisition of Shattenkirk gives the Capitals the best power play point man they have had since Mike Green in his

MacLellan’s two-year window comments are in reference to the fact that only 11 of the 23 players on the current

active roster are under contract for next season. Oshie, Justin Williams and Karl Alzner are among the team’s top players who become unrestricted free agents after this season.

There is a lot of doubt that the team will be able to resign these players, as rising stars Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky are going to be due for contract extensions this summer as they become restricted free agents.

Pair this with the fact that they will lose a player to the expansion draft, and this team could look very different next season.

The bright side is that the Capitals will finally get to utilize top prospects

Jakub Vrana, Riley Barber, Travis Boyd and Madison Bowey in larger roles next season.

It’s no secret that this team is loaded with talent, from their top line all the way down to the people that watch from the press box every night. Their fourth line plays better than some second lines around the league.

Unfortunately for the Capitals and their fans, the team that will be on the ice next season could look much different from the one they have the pleasure of watching this season. This isn’t to say that this will be the Capitals’ last chance to win the Stanley Cup, but their talent level will not likely be what it is now for a very long time.

George Mason University sports broadcast schedule Monday 3/6

No Broadcasts

Tuesday 3/7

Men's Baseball vs.

Radford 2:30 p.m.(on WGMU and MCN)

Wednesday 3/8

Men’s Baseball vs.

Radford 2:30 p.m.(on WGMU and MCN) Women’s Lacrosse vs.

Virginia Tech 6:00 p.m. (on MCN) Men’s Basketball A-10 tournament (Opponent TBA) Time TBA (on WGMU)

Thursday 3/9

Men’s Basketball A-10 tournament (Opponent TBA) Time TBA (on WGMU)

Friday 3/10

Men’s Baseball vs. Cornell University 2:30 p.m. (on MCN) Men’s Basketball A-10 tournament (Opponent

TBA) Time TBA (on WGMU) Men’s Volleyball at Long Beach State Time TBA (on MCN)

Weekend

3/11 & 3/12 Saturday, 3/11 Women’s Lacrosse vs.

Liberty University 1:00 p.m. (on MCN) Men’s Baseball vs.

Cornell University 2:00 p.m. (on MCN) Men’s Basketball A-10 tournament (Opponent TBA) Time TBA (on WGMU) Men’s Volleyball vs.

Cal State Northridge Time TBA (on MCN) Sunday, 3/12 Men’s Baseball vs.

Cornell University 1:00 p.m. (on MCN)

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Crossword Puzzle

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9) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis $85+ Million 10) The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown $80 + Million

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10) The Ancient Gondwana Rainforests of Australia

By Adrian Chirila on Toptenz.net, 2017.

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How to play Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

Difficulty This Week: ◆

◆ Moderate | ◆◆ Challenging | ◆◆◆ Hard This week’s sudoku answers can be found in the following week’s issue, or at gmufourthestate.com, posted every Friday of the week.

Turn to page 8 for the 02/27/17 answers.

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Horoscopes ARIES (Mar. 21 to Apr. 19) This is a good time to reassess important relationships, both personal and professional, to see where problems might exist and how they can be overcome.

Keep communication lines open.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 to May 20) It’s not easy to bring order to a chaotic situation, whether it’s in the workplace or at home. But if anyone can do it, you can. A pleasant surprise awaits you by week’s end.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Becareful that you don’t make an upcomingdecision solely on the word of those who might have their own reasons for wanting you to act as they suggest. Check things out for yourself.

Ingredients

Preparation

2 cups Greek yogurt, plain 2 scoops chocolate whey protein isolates 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 2 tablespoons instant coffee 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons honey 1 cup Honey Nutty Granola (save a tiny bit for the top) 1 cup strawberries and raspberries (or blueberries, bananas, etc.)

1) In a medium sized bowl, stir together all of the ingredients except the granola and fruit.

2) To assemble, layer ⅓ cup yogurt in the bottom of a glass. Add a layer of 1/2 cup fresh fruit, then another ⅓ cup of yogurt, then a layer of 1/2 cup granola. Finish off with the final ⅓ cup of yogurt, and a sprinkle of granola and a slice of fruit on the very top. Repeat with the other glass.

Recipe from Culinary Envy on Foodista.com - The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit.

Last week's puzzle answers Crossword puzzle

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CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A personal relationship that seems to be going nowhere could be restarted once you know why it stalled. An honest discussion could result in some surprising revelations.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) That unexpected attack of self-doubt could be a way of warning yourself to go slow before making a career-changing decision. Take more time to do a closer study of the facts.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) A workplace problem needs your attention, now, before it deteriorates to a point beyond repair. A trusted third party could be helpful in closing the gaps that have opened.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) A recent family situation could give rise to a new problem. Keep an open mind and avoid making judgments about anyone’s motives until all the facts are in.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Rely on your always-sharp intuition to alert you to potential problems with someone’s attempt to explain away the circumstances behind a puzzling incident.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Although you still need to do some snipping of those lingering loose ends from a past project, you can begin moving on to something else.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) With your self-confidence levels rising, you should feel comfortable with agreeing to take on a possibly troublesome, but potentially well-rewarded, situation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Travel is favored, both for business and for fun. The end of the week brings news about an upcoming project that could lead toward that promised career change.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to Mar. 20) You might feel suddenly overwhelmed by a flood of responsibilities. But if you deal with each one in its turn, you’ll soon be able to hold your head above water and move on. © 2017 King Features Synd., Inc. (Salome's Stars)